Writing case of Queen Marie Amélie, wife of Louis-Philippe I, King of France [object].
Accession number:
PML 197749
Credit:
Gift of Louisa Morgan Satterlee.
Description:
1 writing case.
Notes:
The interior of the is tooled with six-lined borders and contains a blank calendar with days of the week and the months; three lettered compartments labeled Lettres â répondre, Lettres répondues, Notes diverses; and blotter enclosed by purple silk cover. The inside front cover has loops for pens with covers.
Date based on the reign of Louis-Philippe after the Charter of 1830, see Morgan Library, PML 125499.
Binding:
19th-century French purple morocco with gilt- and blind-tooling with an oblong inlay of red levant bearing the initial M and crown, by Thouvenin; the two covers are secured by a lock with clasps.
Variant Title:
Letter case of Queen Marie Amélie
Provenance:
Marie-Amélie, Queen, consort of Louis-Philippe, King of the French (1782-1866); lot 389 in an unknown sale (lot description on file); Louisa Morgan Satterlee.
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